Customer stories: Woodmace

Based in Poole, Dorset, Woodmace is a specialist civil engineering and groundworks company. Founded in 1986, over the last few years services have been expanded to include reinforced concrete structures, plant hire and soil stabilisation.

The company prides itself on a forward-looking culture, using technology to deliver efficiency. High profile projects have included groundworks for the Stonehenge Visitor Centre and Eton College.

Geoff Fishlock is Business Adviser.

How did you manage attendance before uAttend?

“Pen and paper were being used before, timesheets were done on a weekly basis, written by a site manager capturing people’s hours. These were then submitted to payroll on a Friday.”

Why did you choose uAttend?

Geoff says his main criteria for a new attendance system were; that it was simple to use, was relatively inexpensive, and had 3 clocking options including a phone app.

“I interrogated Google and looked at a number of different options. What attracted me to uAttend was that it was considerably cheaper. After investigation we were happy enough to order all the machines we’ve now got.”

Around 23 sites are live at any one time with between 300 and 800 staff and agency workers clocking.

Woodmace uses GSM clocking with biometric fingerprint terminals which means they can clock on sites with no internet connectivity. A combination of data only SIMs and multi-network SIMs (more expensive but offering greater flexibility), allow them to choose the provider offering the best coverage for the site location.